Rudolf Steiner(Written in Dornach 1914; GA 18 / Bn 18 / CW 18)

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The full title of this book is, The Riddles of Philosophy
Presented in an Outline of Its History. It is not a “history
of philosophy,” although the approach is historical. It is a
review of historical and present-day world conceptions. Originally,
this work appeared in two volumes in the German language. The first
English edition appeared in 1973 and is bound as one volume.

Chapter titles are:
PART ONE
Guiding Thoughts on the Method of Presentation
The World Conception of the Greek Thinkers
Thought Life from the Beginning of the Christian Era to
John Scotus Erigena
The World Conceptions of the Middle Ages
The World Conceptions of the Modern Age of Thought Evolution
The Age of Kant and Goethe
The Classics of World and Life Conceptions
Reactionary World Conceptions
The Radical World Conceptions
PART TWO
The Struggle Over the Spirit
Darwinism and World Conception
The World as Illusion
Echoes of the Kantian Mode of Conception
World Conceptions of Scientific Factuality
Modern Idealistic World Conceptions
Modern Man and His World Conceptions
A Brief Outline of an Approach to Anthroposophy